Photo-printing machine



P 22, 1931- H. A. REEDY- 1,824,622

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Filed June 22. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Sept. 22, 1931 1,824,622

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY A. BEEDY, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA rao'ro-rnmrriwe MACHINE Application filed June 22, 1929. Serial No. 373,011.

This invention relates to a photo-printing into light compartments 11 and 12. A secina chine adapted to print simultaneously nd partition 13 separates the compartments from a glass plate and from a relatively thin 11 and 12 from a space 14 within the front of film. the housing for a control switch 15. The

I As is well known in this art, there is a partition extends vertically from the bot- 5 class of work involving the printing of pictom to the top of the housing and projects torial illustrations upon cards or the like at its upper edge between glass plates 16 which also require lettering or reading .matand 17, the upper surfaces of which constiter, the pictorial element being transferred tute the printing surfaces for a photographic 1o to the card from a thin photographic film plate 18 and arelatively thin photographic co and the reading matter requiring the use of film 19 respectively. These printing eleaglass plate. Holiday greetings and the ments 18and 19 are suitably supported upon like constitute a large part of this class of flanges 20 projecting at the edges of an openprinting. Heretofore it has been common ing 21 in a suitable removable support practice to run such work through a print- Parallel guide strips 23 on the top 8 permit on in machine twice, with adjustments for the lateral sliding movement of the support 22. difierent requirements of the film and plate The glass plate 18 and film 19 are so arbetween runs. Obviously, such procedure is ranged in the support 22- that said plate proslow and expensive. jects below the film with its edge arranged It is my object to eliminate the repeated to abut against the edge of the partition 10, 7 handlingof the stock for the successive printor adjacent edge of the plate 17. In this ing'operations by simultaneously performmanner a positive stop for the edge of the ing the two classes of work. I Another object photographic plate 18 is afforded and the is to provide a photo-printing machine proper positioning of the film and plate in adapted to facilitate making adjustments registry with the opening in the respec- 75 for commercial printing from films and tive light compartments 11 and 12 is insured. plates simultaneously. The invention also The opening 21 is formed to retain the includes certain other features of construcsensitized stock to be printed upon in proper tion which will be more fully pointed out registry with the plate 18 and film 19. Re-

30111 the following specification and claims. movably fitted within the opening 21 is a 80 In the drawings which illustrate the best platen 24 having a padded surface to bear form of my invention at present known to upon the stock. This platen is fixed on a me, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cover 25 which is secured by hinges 26 to the machine withthe operating lever and platen top 8 near its rear edge. Above the cover raised; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device 25 is mounted an operating lever 27 sup- 35 with the cover including the printing surplied with a hinge 28 above the hinge 26. faces, platen and operating lever removed; A chain 29 connects the lever 27 with the Fig.3isatypical vertical, transverse section, cover 25 to permit limited relative move- 7 taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is a ment, and a coiled spring 30 is arranged to longitudinal, vertical section taken on the normally raise the lever 27, together with no line 4 -4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary the cover 25 and platen 24-, to the positions section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4 and Shown in Fig. 1. The platen 24 is adjust- 'Fig. 6 isa wiring diagram showing the lamp ably secured to the cover 25 by bolts 31 circuits and controls. which are movable with the platen in slots The machine has a housing 7 of substan- 32 (Fig. 3) in the cover 25. Thus the platen 95 'tially rectangular shape anda removable top 24 is movable to conform to the position 8- which is normally held in place by suitof the opening 21 in the support 22. A able hooks 9 at the front and back of the leaf spring fixed on the lever 27 is armachine. The interior of the housing 7 is ranged to distribute the pressure applied divided by a thin, sheet metal partition 10 by the lever to opposite sides of the coveriuo '25 above the platen 24. A rigid stud 85 projects from the lever 27 to engage the movable element of the switch 15. movable'switch element is slidable vertically in the space 14: within the housing and is urged upward by a coiled spring 37 engaging its lower end, a suitable guide socket 38 being provided. .As best shown in Figs. a and 5, the'switch element is formed from insulating material and has an electric conductor 39 extending throughit and project- =ing. at, opposite sides to simultaneously en gage spring contacts e0 when the movable switch element is depressed. The spring contacts constitute terminals of circuit wires 41 and 42. 7

'Within thecompartment 12 is a pair of lamps43 adapted to illuminate the plate 18, and there is also in this compartment a pilot lamp 4% of lesser candle power. The compartment 11 contains a pilot lamp and a relatively powerful lamp 16 for illu-- minating the film 19. As shown in .Fig. 6,

the severallamps i3, 14, 15 and 46 are dis-- posed in parallel cir cuitsbetween the circuit wires 41,42 and another line wire17 for supplying electrical power. It will be evident that the lamps 4-3 and 46, in the an rangement shown, are controllable by the switch 15. A rheosta-t as is placed in series with the lamps43 to control their jillumi- 40. projects through an opening in the housing ,7 where it may be manipulated to move the card stock.

nation, this rheosltat, asshown in Figs.1,2 and a, being convenientlyfmounted upon the back wall of the housing 7 v The lamp 4:6 is preferably made adjustable horizontally and parallel to the partition 10 so as to give the most advantageous distribution of light. To this end, the lamp socket .is made slidable in the compartment 11 au'da rod 19 is, secured to the socket and lamp. 1 I x In use, the film and plate for commercially printing'cards of a particularsize are mounted in a suitable support 22 having an opening 21 adapted to receive the sensitized The plate 18 and film 19 are secured edge to edge, as indicated in 1, within the opening 21 and are supported upon the flanges 20 in such amanner that the lower surface of the plate 18 is offset- .downward from the film, as indicated in Fig. 3. The support 22 is now placed between the guide strips 23 and moved later- 7 ally to bring the edge of the plate 18 against the upper edge of the partition 10, as shown v in Fig. 3. Thus the plate 18 islocated in proper relation to the light compartment 12 and the film 19 is held inproper position at the opposite side of the partition 10 so as to be illuminated by light from the compartment 11. The position of the platen 24s is now adjusted by means of the bolts 31 to register with the 1 opening 21. WVith the This lamps connected in a suitable electric circuit, as shown, a card or other sensitized sheet may be placed in the opening 21 and the exposure made-by merely operating the lever 27 forward and downward until the stud 35 closesthe switch 15, the lever being held in depressed position for the period requiredfor theexposure. As will'be read- .ily understood, closing the switch 15 closes the circuits for the lamps 4:3 and 46. The

operator merely releases the lever 27 to terminate the exposure- By adjusting the rheostat 48,1119 intensity of the light from the lamps 13 may be adjusted to meet the requirements of the. particular plate 18 employed in the printing. Obviously, when themachine'is once adjusted, a large-number of cards or sheets of stock may be exposed in rapid succession and the printing from the film. and plate is simultaneously.

accomplished by a single handling of; the" stock. v 1

It will now be understood that the partitron 10 extends upward through the printing surface to divide it .for the film and plate and that the printing surface for the film is offset upward from that for the plate by my arrangement ofthe relatively thick' glass closure-17 formingthe printing surface for the film. V v V Having described my invention what I claim is new and desire to protect byLetters Patent is: I J

1. In a photo-printingmachine, a pair of light compartments having a common wall.

between them and each formed with; an

opening adjacent to said wall, means for mounting a photographicplate and a relatively thin film with their adjoining edges in alignment with said wall, andwith their-,

upper surfaces in substantially the same plane in positions forexposure in said openings respectively, means for severally illum inating said compartments and means for retaining sensitized stock in printing rela tion to said film and plate to secure simul taneous exposures therefrom. V

2. In a photo-printing machine, a pair of light compartments having a common wall between them and each formed-with. an; openingad acent to said wall,relat1velyelevated and depressed supports for'aphotographic plateand a relatively thin film in registry with; said openings respectively, means for severally illuminatlng said compartments, means for adjusting the brilia-ncy of illumination in at leastone of said compartments, and means for retaining sensitized stock in printingrelation to said film and plate to secure simultaneous exposures from said film and plate. g

3. A photo-printin'g machine comprising a housing, a partition dividing said housing into separate light compartments, said-compartments each having an opening adjacent loo to said partition, glass closures for said posures therefrom and an operating memopenings having printin surfaces offset ber adapted to actuate said swltch to light from each other respectively for photosaid lamps upon the movement of said cover graphic plates and films, means for illuminto operative position.

ating said compartments, a support for simultaneously retaining a photographic plate and film upon said surfaces respectively and means for retaining sensitized stock to be exposed in registry with said film and plate to simultaneously print therefrom.

4. A photo-printing machine comprising a housing, a partition dividing said housing into separate light compartments said compartments each having an opening adjacent to said partition, glass closures for said openings consituting printing surfaces respectively for photographic plates and films, the surface for said film being ofiset outward from the surface for said plate, means for illuminating said compartments, a support for retaining a photographic 7 plate and film upon said surfaces respectively and means for retaining sensitized stock to be exposed in registry with said film and plate.

5. A photo-printing machine comprising a housing, a partition dividing said housing into separate light compartments, said compartments each having an opening adjacent to said partition, separate glass closures for said openings printing surfaces in different planes respectively for photographic plates and films, said closures being separated by said partition, means for illuminating said compartments, means for retaining a photographic film and plate upon said surfaces respectively and means for positioning sensitized stock in registry with said film and plate for simultaneous exposure.

6. In a photo-printing machine, a pair of light compartments having a common wall between them and each formed with an opening adjacent to said wall, means for mounting a photographic plate and a film edge to edge for exposure at said openings respectively, said wall forming an abutment for an edge of said plate adjoining said film, means for severally illuminating said compartments and means for retaining sensitized stock in printing relation to said film and plate to secure simultaneous exposures from said film and plate.

7. In a photo-printing machine, a pair of light compartments having a common wall between them and each formed with an opening adjacent to said wall, means for mounting a photographic plate and a film with their adjoining edges in alignment with said wall, and with the film and plate in positions for exposure in said openings respectively, electric lamps for severally illuminating said compartments, a control switch for said lamps, a cover for retaining sensitized stock in printing relation to said film and plate to secure simultaneous ex- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

HENRY A. REEDY. 

